Brief Life History of John
When John Bailey was born on 7 January 1840, in Chell, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Bailey, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Porter, was 27. He married Sarah Smith on 10 March 1873, in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 6 July 1902, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Friedens Cemetery, Bellefontaine Neighbors, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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- John Bailey in household of John Bailey, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- John Bailey, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Bailey, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
Spouse and Children
1840–1902 Male
1851–1919 Female
Children (11)
1873–1944 Male
1874–1969 Female
1876–1880 Male
1878–1935 Male
1880–1966 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1810– Male
1813–1878 Female
Siblings (13)
1832– Female
1834– Male
1835–1845 Male
1836– Female
1837– Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 6
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 14
1863
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: status name for a steward or official, from Middle English bailli ‘manager, administrator’ (Old French baillis, from Late Latin baiulivus, an adjectival derivative of baiulus ‘attendant, carrier, porter’).
English: habitational name from Bailey in Little Mitton, Lancashire, named with Old English beg ‘berry’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
English: occasionally a topographic name for someone who lived by the outer wall of a castle, from Middle English (Old French) bailli ‘outer courtyard of a castle’ (Old French bail(le) ‘enclosure’, a derivative of bailer ‘to enclose’). This term became a placename in its own right, denoting a district beside a fortification or wall, as in the case of the Old Bailey in London, which formed part of the early medieval outer wall of the city.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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